I personally think golf earned those three spots, but first I think it's important to point out that if you let Americans vote on the 10 sports they hate the most worldwide, the list would look quite different.

My own ballot, for example, would read as follows:

Trying to find a sense of humor in Germany.

Discussing your undercooked duck with a waiter in Paris.

Driving a car in Buenos Aires and living to tell about it.

Visiting Mexico and living to tell about it.

Finding something to buy in Switzerland for less than $3 million.

Trying to find something to eat in Spain that's not still alive.

Visiting India and living to tell about it.

Running with the bulls in Pamplona without a shotgun.

Mountain climbing anywhere without a net.

Fighting a war with France as an ally.

As for golf scoring so well in the poll, it's no mystery if you break it down. My guess is, the 10 things people hate most about the PGA Tour are:

Some guy you've never heard of winning a tournament.

Any tournament until the last nine holes Sunday.

All those people who don't play golf and don't know anything about it sitting in all those luxury boxes you can't get in.

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